Jupiter's Atmosphere Still Contains Water Supplied by the Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact

By Astronomy and Astrophysics on Apr 23, 2013   Science/Education  

In July 1994, the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 (SL9) hit Jupiter and left visible scars on the Jovian disk for weeks. This spectacular event was the first direct observation of an extraterrestrial collision in the solar system, and it was followed worldwide by professional and amateur astronomers.